GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |